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sigma
[ sig-muh ]
noun
- the 18th letter of the Greek alphabet: Σ, σ, ς.
- the consonant sound represented by this letter.
sigma
/ ˈɪɡə /
noun
- the 18th letter in the Greek alphabet (Σ, σ, or, when final, ς), a consonant, transliterated as S
- maths the symbol Σ, indicating summation of the numbers or quantities indicated
sigma
- A sigma baryon.
Word History and Origins
Origin of sigma1
Word History and Origins
Origin of sigma1
Example Sentences
In scientific jargon that is a five sigma result.
"Slay", "sigma" and "skibidi" were chosen as the top three slang words, which OUP said demonstrated the role of social media in influencing children's vocabulary.
If you’re lurking in dark corners of the internet, there’s alpha, beta and sigma males.
"Our work shows that the dark photon hypothesis is preferred over the standard model hypothesis at a significance of 6.5 sigma, which constitutes evidence for a particle discovery."
The discrepancy between the two estimates has a statistical significance of five sigma, meaning there is only about a one-in-a-million chance of it being a statistical fluke.
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